1. Excelsior will recognize toward an appropriate Excelsior baccalaureate degree, all lower level course work to the maximum allowed (approximately 90 credits) including work completed toward a SUNY Orange associate degree and/or recognized by SUNY Orange for work completed by its students and employees at other institutions and accepted by SUNY Orange provided that:


(a) Each student or employee seeking recognition by Excelsior of SUNY Orange shall have enrolled in Excelsior, and shall have paid all required Excelsior fees


(b) Such SUNY Orange credits are reflected in an official SUNY Orange transcript and submitted in a sealed SUNY Orange envelope


(c) Coursework being transferred meets degree requirements


(d) A grade C or better has been attained in all transferred coursework


(e) Coursework is not classified, as determined by Excelsior, as orientation, remedial/developmental, or non-degree level. All of which are not applicable towards an Excelsior degree. No more than two credits of physical education activity coursework will be accepted toward an Excelsior degree.


2. Each student and employee will meet the academic requirements of his or her chosen degree by:


(a) completing a SUNY Orange associate's degree and/or transferring all completed coursework from SUNY Orange; and/or


(b) completing coursework not transferable from SUNY Orange with Excelsior or through transfer from an Excelsior recognized source of credit. Excelsior puts no limit on the number of credits a student or employee can transfer as long as that credit meets degree requirements and comes from an approved source www.excelsior.edu/waystoearncredit


(c) Credits earned from Excelsior College and other accredited colleges and universities as well as training, certifications and examination programs evaluated and recommended for college credit by Excelsior College, The American Council on Education College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT), or National College Credit Recommendation Service (National CCRS), formerly known as National PONSI. Some credit transfer time limitations apply.